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NCHR and MMfD launch Fellowship to Empower Journalists on Digital Rights & Gender Inclusion

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 4 May 2025 |  JP Staff Report

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NCHR and MMfD launch Fellowship to Empower Journalists on Digital Rights & Gender Inclusion
The National Commission for Human Rights and Media Matters for Democracy announced a fellowship for journalists to address digital rights and gender issues. This initiative aims to enhance journalists' skills in producing investigative and rights-based reporting.

ISLAMABAD - Marking World Press Freedom Day, the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in collaboration with Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD) announced an innovative training fellowship designed to enhance journalists' capacity to report on digital rights and internet governance through gender-sensitive, rights-based perspectives.

Supported by UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), this initiative strengthens NCHR's leadership role in Pakistan's Digital Gender Inclusion Strategy, where the Commission heads the Safety and Security Working Group.

The fellowship will equip 12 selected journalists with specialized knowledge and practical tools to:

  • Produce in-depth reporting on digital rights and gender inclusion
  • Generate investigative journalism highlighting digital gender disparities
  • Increase public awareness through sustained media engagement across platforms
  • Apply UNESCO's ROAM-X framework to local contexts

Key Program Components:

Comprehensive Training: Combining theory and practice covering:

  • Internet Universality principles
  • Pakistan's digital gender landscape
  • Rights-based reporting techniques
  • Digital safety protocols
  • Legal frameworks including PECA

Mentorship Phase: Fellows will receive personalized guidance from experienced journalists/editors to develop and publish their stories.

National Alignment: Curriculum tailored to Pakistan's context with NCHR's input on:

  • Human rights protections
  • Digital safety policies
  • Regulatory environment

Leadership Perspectives: "Despite growing digital access in Pakistan, the persistent gender digital divide continues restricting women's full participation. Journalists play a pivotal role in raising awareness and holding institutions accountable," emphasized NCHR Chairperson Rabiya Javeria Agha.

Sadaf Khan, MMfD Co-Founder, added: "As digital technologies increasingly control information access, we must equip journalists to report these issues through rights-based, gender-sensitive lenses. This fellowship builds that crucial capacity."

Deadline: May 15, 2025

Apply at: https://forms.gle/ycYhYjoo8kXfbDd86

Photo: Representational

این سی ایچ آر اور ایم ایم ایف ÚˆÛŒ Ù†Û' صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ ڈیجیٹل حقوق اور صنفی شمولیت پر بااختیار بنانÛ' Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' فیلوشپ کا اعلان کر دیا

اسلام آباد: عالمی یومِ آزادی صحافت Ú©Û' موقع پر، نیشنل کمیشن برائÛ' انسانی حقوق (این سی ایچ آر) Ù†Û' میڈیا میٹرز فار ڈیموکریسی (ایم ایم ایف ÚˆÛŒ) Ú©Û' اشتراک سÛ' صحافیوں Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' ایک تربیتی فیلوشپ کا اعلان کیا ہÛ'Û" اس کا مقصد صحافیوں Ú©ÛŒ پیشہ ورانہ صلاحیت Ú©Ùˆ بÚ'ھانا ہÛ' تاکہ وہ ڈیجیٹل حقوق اور انٹرنیٹ گورننس پر صنفی حساسیت اور حقوق پر مبنی نقطہ نظر سÛ' رپورٹنگ کر سکیںÛ" یونیسکو Ú©Û' انٹرنیشنل پروگرام فار دی ڈویلپمنٹ آف کمیونیکیشن (آئی Ù¾ÛŒ ÚˆÛŒ سی) Ú©ÛŒ معاونت سÛ' چلنÛ' والی یہ پہل این سی ایچ آر Ú©Û' کردار Ú©Ùˆ بھی مضبوط بناتی ہÛ'ØŒ جو پاکستان Ú©ÛŒ ڈیجیٹل جنڈر انکلوژن اسٹریٹیجی میں سیفٹی اینڈ سیکیورٹی ورکنگ گروپ Ú©ÛŒ قیادت کر رہا ہÛ'Û"

یہ فیلوشپ 12 صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ ڈیجیٹل حقوق اور صنفی شمولیت پر رپورٹنگ Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' ضروری علم اور ٹولز فراہم کرÛ' Ú¯ÛŒÛ" اس Ú©Û' علاوہ، یہ معیاری تحقیقاتی صحافت Ú©Ùˆ فروغ دÛ' گا جو ڈیجیٹل صنفی شمولیت Ú©Û' مسائل Ú©Ùˆ اجاگر کرÛ' Ú¯ÛŒ اور میڈیا Ú©Û' ذریعÛ' عوامی آگای بÚ'ھائÛ' Ú¯ÛŒÛ"

این سی ایچ آر Ú©ÛŒ چیئرپرسن ربیعہ جاویریہ آغا Ù†Û' اس اقدام Ú©Û' پس منظر پر بات کرتÛ' ہوئÛ' کہا، "پاکستان میں ڈیجیٹل رسائی بÚ'Ú¾Ù†Û' Ú©Û' باوجود، صنفی ڈیجیٹل تقسیم خواتین Ú©ÛŒ مکمل شرکت Ú©Ùˆ محدود کر رہی ہÛ'Û" صحافیوں کا کردار آگاہی پھیلانÛ'ØŒ عوامی مکالمÛ' Ú©Ùˆ متاثر کرنÛ' اور اداروں Ú©Ùˆ جوابدہ ٹھہرانÛ' میں اہم ہÛ'Û""

انہوں Ù†Û' کہا کہ تربیت میں نظریاتی علم Ú©Û' ساتھ عملی مہارتیں بھی شامل ہوں گی، جس میں انٹرنیٹ یونیورسلیٹی، یونیسکو کا ROAM-X فریم ورک، پاکستان کا ڈیجیٹل جنڈر لینڈ اسکیپ، صنفی حساس رپورٹنگ، تحقیقاتی صحافت، Ù¾ÛŒ ای سی اÛ' جیسÛ' قوانین، ڈیجیٹل حفاظت Ú©Û' طریقÛ' اور ادارتی رہنمائی شامل ہوں Ú¯Û'Û"

ایم ایم ایف ÚˆÛŒ Ú©ÛŒ شریک بانی صدف خان Ù†Û' کہا، "ڈیجیٹل دنیا میں صنفی شمولیت Ú©Ùˆ فروغ دینÛ' Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' باخبر اور باریک بین صحافت Ú©ÛŒ ضرورت ہÛ'Û" آج ڈیجیٹل ٹیکنالوجیز معلومات تک رسائی Ú©Ùˆ کنٹرول کر رہی ہیں، اس Ù„ÛŒÛ' صحافیوں کا ان مسائل پر حقوق پر مبنی رپورٹنگ کرنا انتہائی اہم ہÛ'Û" یہ فیلوشپ اس صلاحیت Ú©Ùˆ بÚ'ھانÛ' کا ایک موقع ہÛ'Û""

تربیتی پروگرام یونیسکو Ú©Û' عالمی رہنما خطوط پر مبنی ہوگا اور این سی ایچ آر Ú©Û' تعاون سÛ' پاکستانی تناظر میں ڈھالا جائÛ' گاÛ" تربیت Ú©Û' بعد، منتخب فیلوز Ú©Ùˆ مینٹرشپ اور مواد Ú©ÛŒ تیاری کا موقع دیا جائÛ' گاÛ" درخواستیں 15 مئی 2025 تک جمع کرائی جا سکتی ہیںÛ"

Key Points

  • Fellowship targets 12 journalists with specialized training.
  • Focus on digital rights, gender-sensitive reporting, and investigative journalism.
  • Mentorship provided by experienced journalists for story development.
  • Supported by UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication.
  • Application deadline is May 15, 2025.

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